Who owns Al Masdar?
Al-Masdar News (sometimes abbreviated AMN) (Arabic: المصدر نيوز) is an online newspaper founded by Leith Abou Fadel. Al-Masdar is Arabic for “the source”.
What does Al Masdar mean?
The Arabic word مَصْدَر means source. It is the most basic, abstract meaning of the root. In Arabic, a مَصْدَر is a noun (اِسْم) which is derived from a verb (فِعْل). A مَصْدَر can function as a verbal noun (noun of action), as an infinitive, etc. But don’t forget: A مَصْدَر is not a verb!
What is RAF in Arabic?
الرَفْع (raf’) Linguistically, it means “to be high and to rise up”. In grammar, it is “a specific change whose sign is ضَمّة (dhammah) and what substitutes for it”.